Founders Fund is the primary endowment to support the long-term mission of the Carlsbad Community Foundation. Below are all of the Foundation’s endowment funds by category. If you have any questions about the specific charitable purpose of a fund, please give us a call!
ANIMALS
☐ Barbara Allen Meyer Living Desert Fund
☐ Benjamin P. Duke Memorial Endowment Fund
☐ Friends of the Living Desert Fund
☐ James C. and Bessie M. Hobson Noah’s Ark Fund
ARTS, HUMANITIES, CULTURE and HISTORIC PRESERVATION
☐ Beautification Fund
☐ Carlsbad Area Arts Association
☐ Carlsbad Arts and Humanities Alliance
☐ Carlsbad Community Chorale
☐ Carlsbad Community Concert
☐ Carlsbad Community Theater
☐ Carlsbad Museum Fund
☐ Edna Carter and Alice Houston Arts & Humanities Memorial Fund
☐ Feezer Fine Arts Acquisition Fund
☐ George and Amy Bond Memorial Public Library Fund
☐ Harvey and WyNola Hicks Fund
☐ Heritage Park Fund
☐ Heritage Preservation Fund
☐ Pecos River Arts
☐ Ralph and Marjorie Roe Library Reserve Fund
☐ Richard and Mary Fielder Carlsbad Public Library
☐ Riverfront Development
☐ Robert & Sarah Jackson Public Library Fund
☐ SENM Historical Society
☐ William L. and Ida M. Featherstone Fund
☐ William W. and Christine R. McAdoo Fund
CHARITABLE GIVING
☐ Arch and Neldea Slate Endowment Fund
☐ Burba, Cole, Overstreet, LLC Charity Fund
☐ C.R.M.C. Auxiliary
☐ Charles and Verona Taylor Memorial Fund
☐ Christmas Anonymous
☐ Founders Fund
☐ Joe and Verna Stell Charitable Fund
☐ Jon Tully and Deanna Taylor Fund
☐ Mike Rosenberg Memorial Fund
☐ Mills Family Fund for the Foundation
☐ Moore Family Charity Memorial Fund
☐ Phyllis C. & Gaylord C. Weaver Fund
☐ Rotary Charity Fund
☐ Skyler M. Garringer Memorial Fund
☐ Special Projects
☐ Tom and Carol Martin Brittany’s Hope Fund
☐ Tom Wright Fund
☐ Vonetta Lingle Fund
☐ Woman’s Club
EDUCATIONAL – GENERAL
☐ Ann Wood Literacy Fund
☐ ATC Shooting Sports Fund
☐ Brandon Sibley St. Edward School Memorial Fund
☐ Class Act
☐ Claude McCausland Memorial Fund (St. Edward’s School)
☐ Dr. and Mrs. John A. Most Memorial Fund
☐ Dr. Neldea Slate for SENMC Fund
☐ Elaine Janis Memorial Fund
☐ Heaton Family Education and Humanities Fund
☐ Jack Perkowski Memorial Fund
☐ Joe and Floy Nahm Fund
☐ Leona Thomas Fund for Academic Excellence
☐ Mary M. Walterscheid Memorial Fund
☐ Parks as a Classroom Travel Fund
☐ Phil Van Cleave Natural Sciences Fund
☐ Renaissance
☐ Savanna Sibley Memorial Fund
☐ St. Edward School Tuition
☐ The Morton Family Community Fund
EDUCATION – SCHOLARSHIPS
☐ 1st Lt. George “Jorge” W. Hernandez Memorial Scholarship
☐ AFL/CIO Warren “Bud” Hardin & C.M. Norris Memorial Scholarship
☐ Agnes Gaetjens Lieberwirth Memorial Scholarship
☐ American Nuclear Society Scholarship
☐ Assistance League Scholarship
☐ Bataan Veterans Memorial Scholarship
☐ Beryl Durham AIA Architectural Scholarship
☐ Bill and Ruth Nymeyer Scholarship
☐ Billy Jordan Memorial Scholarship
☐ Boys and Girls Club Auxiliary Scholarship
☐ Brittany Dunn Memorial Scholarship
☐ Brooksie & Richard Donaldson Loving High School Scholarship
☐ Candy Thomas Bussell Memorial Scholarship
☐ Carlsbad Business Women’s Scholarship
☐ Carlsbad Contract Bridge League Scholarship
☐ Carlsbad Foundation Memorial Scholarship
☐ Carlsbad Humane Society Veterinary Scholarship
☐ Carol Thomas Memorial Scholarship
☐ Candy Thomas Bussell Memorial Scholarship
☐ CCDC Construction and Industrial Vocational Training Scholarship
☐ Child Conservation League Scholarship
☐ Chili Currier Memorial Scholarship
☐ Class of ’62 Scholarship
☐ Class of ’72 Scholarship
☐ CM and Dorothy Moffat Memorial Scholarship
☐ Coach Joe and Alyce Willis Memorial Scholarship
☐ Connie Hewitt Memorial Scholarship
☐ David R. Reddy Memorial Scholarship
☐ David Weyerman Memorial Scholarship
☐ Dean “Doc” Reynolds Scholarship
☐ Dean P. Nichols ’42 Memorial Scholarship
☐ DeVaney – SECAER Memorial Scholarship
☐ Devon Energy STEM Scholarship
☐ Don and Sarrah Kidd NMSU Scholarship
☐ Donna Umstead Markle Nurse Scholarship
☐ Dorothy M. Schultz Memorial Scholarship
☐ Dowling Family Scholarship
☐ Dr. Lisa Perozynski Memorial Scholarship
☐ Eddy County Contractors Scholarship
☐ Edwin and Nettie Hilbert Memorial Scholarship
☐ Efren V. Gutierrez Memorial Scholarship
☐ Elizabeth (Betsy) Feezer Memorial Scholarship
☐ Elks Education Scholarship
☐ Epifanio “Epi” Calderon Memorial Loving High School Scholarship
☐ Eva Rasman Lunsford Memorial Nursing Scholarship
☐ Extreme Audio – Eric Behan Brewer Memorial Scholarship
☐ Farrell Family Scholarship
☐ F.C. Williamson Rotary Memorial Scholarship
☐ Forni, Click, Landreth Caveman Baseball Scholarship
☐ Helenn – Olive Fine Arts Scholarship
☐ Henry Gutierrez, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
☐ Howard Norman Memorial Scholarship
☐ Imogene and Everett Stanley Scholarship Fund
☐ Intrepid Potash Fund
☐ Intrepid Potash Scholarship Fund
☐ Jack H. White, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
☐ Jan & Chuck Tidwell Tennis Scholarship
☐ J.C. Lunsford Auto Mechanics Scholarship
☐ Jason Glade Litschke Memorial Scholarship
☐ Jerry R. Sieberg Memorial Scholarship
☐ Jill Norrid Memorial Scholarship
☐ Jimmie and Gretchen Hall Memorial Scholarship
☐ Jimmie & Billy Harrison Presbyterian Youth Scholarship
☐ Jim Sams Cavegirl Softball Scholarship
☐ Jim Skinner Memorial Scholarship
☐ JoAnna Wills Light Loving High School Scholarship
☐ John M. Kanto Memorial Nursing Scholarship
☐ Juanita Wright Memorial Scholarship
☐ Judge David Redford Memorial Scholarship Fund
☐ Kathryn Jaye Sepich Memorial Scholarship
☐ Kelsey Davis Memorial Scholarship
☐ Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship Fund
☐ LaHuerta Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship
☐ Leslie Messer Wilson Memorial Scholarship
☐ Leslie Messer Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund of the Cavern City Rotary Club
☐ Leticia Delgado Memorial Scholarship Fund
☐ Linda Palma Memorial Scholarship
☐ Linnie Davis for the Love of Horses Scholarship
☐ Los Alamos Employees Scholarship
☐ Louis Whitlock Scholarship
☐ Loving High School Scholarship
☐ Lualyn Educational Scholarship Fund
☐ Lucille Heimer Henning Memorial Scholarship
☐ Lynnette Walker Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund
☐ Madison Lee Aves Memorial Scholarship Fund
☐ Margie G. Alexandre Memorial Scholarship
☐ Martin Luther King Memorial Scholarship
☐ Mary Lindley Memorial Scholarship
☐ Matthew Sweatt Memorial Fund
☐ Maurice P. Pardue Loving High School
☐ Michael Smith Memorial Scholarship
☐ Michael Tottenhoff Memorial Scholarship
☐ Michael Waygood Memorial Scholarship
☐ Michael Wilcox Memorial Fund
☐ Mickey and Ralph Bowyer Scholarship
☐ Nagel Boys and Girls Club Scholarship
☐ Nancy Jean Reid Nursing Scholarship
☐ Neal H. Wills Memorial Scholarship
☐ NMSU-C Memorial Trust Scholarship
☐ Nuclear Waste Partnership (WTS) Scholarship
☐ Occidental Endowment Scholarship Fund
☐ Olivia Murray Nichols ’43 Memorial Scholarship
☐ P.R. Leyva Memorial Scholarship
☐ Paul Johnson Memorial Scholarship
☐ Pilot Club Memorial Scholarship
☐ R.E. and Juanita Rose Willis Scholarship
☐ R.T. and Lucille Wright Memorial Scholarship
☐ Richard and Phyllis Schenck Memorial Scholarship
☐ Robert M. Light Science Memorial Scholarship
☐ Ronald & Janie Cox & Family Natural Science Scholarship
☐ Roycee J. Long Memorial Scholarship Fund
☐ Rudy and Charldee Sparks Eagle Scout Memorial Scholarship
☐ Sandy Lynn Memorial Scholarship
☐ Sara K. Hanten Memorial Scholarship
☐ Scott Mathews Memorial Scholarship
☐ Sherry Griffin Memorial Scholarship
☐ Sidney and LaVerne Bernard Memorial Scholarship
☐ Stanley Siebenthal Memorial Band Scholarship
☐ Stephanie Fioretti Fowler Memorial Scholarship
☐ Stephen Kehrman Memorial Scholarship
☐ Student Nurses – Marie Leone Scholarship
☐ The Spring Scholarship
☐ Tom and Martha McIlvain Vocational Scholarship
☐ Virgil Meek Memorial Baseball Scholarship
☐ Win Van Cleave Scholarship
HEALTH
☐ Allen J. Cohen Memorial Fund
☐ Health Care Initiative
☐ Mental Health Education
☐ Tom and Barbara Donaldson Memorial Nursing Fund
HUMAN SERVICES
☐ Boys and Girls Club of Carlsbad
☐ Campfire Girls – Girls, Inc. Memorial Fund
☐ CARC, Inc.
☐ Carlsbad Battered Families Shelter Fund
☐ Carlsbad Community Kitchen
☐ Carlsbad Deliver-A-Meal
☐ Carlsbad Hospice
☐ Dowling Boy Scout Aquatic Camp
☐ Dr. Catherine Armstrong Memorial Fund
☐ E.B. Bullock Family Endowment
☐ Eddy County C.A.S.A.
☐ Edward & Catheryne Slease Landsun Caring Hands
☐ Elmer Skinner Deliver-A-Meal Fund
☐ Grace House
☐ Jane Carwile Skinner Memorial Fund – Assistance League Operation School Bell
☐ Jeanette Wertheim Sparks Memorial Fund
☐ Jonah’s House
☐ Koontz Family C.A.R.C. Farm
☐ Lakeview Christian Home
☐ Landsun Homes
☐ Landsun Homes Caring Hands
☐ Nagel Boys and Girls Capital Fund
☐ Tom Hansen Memorial Fund
☐ United Way of Carlsbad and South Eddy County
PUBLIC SAFETY and DISASTER RESPONSE
☐ Crimestoppers of Eddy County
☐ Eddy County Bar Association
☐ Eddy County Search and Rescue
☐ Emergency Disaster Relief
☐ Jack Knittle Memorial Safety and Educational Fund
☐ Smith, Heady, Sumler Family Memorial Fund
RECREATION
☐ John L. Skinner Memorial Little Cavemen Football
☐ River Recreation Center Fund
RELIGION
☐ First Methodist Church General Fund
☐ Grace Episcopal Church
☐ Hugh M. and Willo Dean Moutray First Methodist Church Memorial Fund
☐ Methodist Youth Fund
VETERANS
☐ Cavern City Veterans Fund
☐ Sidney and LaVerne Bernard Memorial Carlsbad Veterans Honor Guard Fund